UK Take-Home Pay Calculator (2025/26)

Instant net pay from any salary. Income Tax, National Insurance, student loan and pension, with full assumptions and breakdown.

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Current calculation uses Category A rates for NI estimate.

Results

Monthly take-home
£1,854.84
Annual: £22,258.10
Take-home
£22,258.10
£1,854.84 / month
Take-home£22,258.10
Income Tax£2,667.50
NI£1,074.40
Student Loan£0.00
Pension£0.00
Weekly
£428.04
Daily
£85.61
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Full breakdown

Item Annual Monthly
Gross salary£26,000.00£2,166.67
Income Tax£2,667.50£222.29
National Insurance£1,074.40£89.53
Student Loan£0.00£0.00
Pension£0.00£0.00
Take-home£22,258.10£1,854.84

Tax bands

BandRateTaxable amountTax paid
Starter rate 19% £2,162.00 £410.78
Basic rate 20% £10,956.00 £2,191.20
Intermediate rate 21% £312.00 £65.52
Higher rate 42% £0.00 £0.00
Advanced rate 45% £0.00 £0.00
Top rate 48% £0.00 £0.00

NI and student loan details

National Insurance
Main NI: £1,074.40
Upper NI: £0.00
Student Loan
Plan: none
Repayment: £0.00

Assumptions

Tax year: 2025/26
Region: scotland
Tax code: 1257L
NI category: A
Student loan: none
Pension: 0%
Salary sacrifice: No
Effective tax rate: 14.39%
Marginal rate: 29.0%
Estimates only - not financial advice.